Press Releases and Announcements

The report is an update of a survey report issued by the Board in 2009, in which the Board described 30 technical and institutional attributes of nuclear waste programs in 13 countries.

The report presents the Board’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations related to activities being undertaken by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to assess the feasibility of deep borehole disposal of some high-level radioactive waste (HLW), including a planned Deep Borehole Field Test to obtain technical information and understanding of critical processes related to deep borehole disposal.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will meet in Knoxville, Tennessee, on February 17, 2016, to review U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities related to extended storage and transportation of high burnup spent nuclear fuel (HBF).

On November 20, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board issued two reports: Designing a Process for Selecting a Site for a Deep-Mined, Geologic Repository for High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel: Overview and Summary, and Designing a Process for Selecting a Site for a Deep-Mined, Geologic Repository for High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel: Detailed Analysis.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a workshop on Tuesday, October 20, and Wednesday, October 21, 2015, to evaluate technical and scientific issues associated with the potential use of deep boreholes to dispose of some radioactive wastes.

On June 16, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board issued a report titled Evaluation of Technical Issues Associated with the Development of a Separate Repository for U.S. Department of Energy-Managed High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will meet in Golden, Colorado, on June 24, 2015, to review U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities related to transporting spent nuclear fuel (SNF).

On December 30, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board issued a report on its activities from January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2012.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will meet in Augusta, Georgia, on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, to review U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities related to managing DOE spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW).

On June 13, 2014, President Barack Obama announced his intent to reappoint the following members of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board to serve four-year terms: Rodney Ewing, Chairman; Sue Clark; Linda Nozick; Kenneth Peddicord; and Paul Turinsky. All are current members of the Board whose terms expired in April 2014; by law, Board members continue to serve until they are reappointed or until their replacements are appointed by the President.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will meet in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, to review U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans for the packaging, transportation, and disposal of DOE spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW).

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in Albuquerque, NM, on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. The main topic of the meeting is the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research and development (R&D) activities related to salt as a geologic medium for disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW).

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a workshop on Monday, November 18, and Tuesday, November 19, 2013, to identify issues related to how the use of large dry-storage canisters by nuclear utilities for onsite storage will affect future handling, storage, transportation and geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF).

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, to discuss the Department of Energy (DOE) research and development (R&D) activities related to its Used Fuel Disposition Program.

Save the Date announcing technical workshop to be held November 18-19, 2013

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold an open public meeting in Richland, Washington, on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, to review information on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities related to vitrifying high-level radioactive waste (HLW) stored at the Hanford facility in preparation for eventual disposal in a deep geologic repository.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will meet in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, to review U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans for the packaging, transportation, and disposition of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW).

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The meeting will focus on Department of Energy (DOE) work related to geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, January 9, 2012. The theme of the meeting is integration within the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) and the Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM).

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday, September 13, and Wednesday, September 14, 2011, to discuss the Department of Energy’s (DOE) plans for research and development (R&D) related to its Used Fuel Disposition Program.